GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| ram | a male sheep |